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As good as it gets

I’m writing this as we travel home from London after Varnishing Day at the Royal Academy, as it’s the first time I’ve been free to think about the last few weeks.

As we left Dublin in April I heard that Hidden in plain sight XX had made the cut for the Royal Hibernian Academy, and that certainly put a pep in my step.

A long blog to make up for no short ones

I have absolutely no excuse for the lack of communication for so long, suddenly over a year has passed and now it’s May 2025! How did that happen?

It’s not like nothing happened: I was busy during ’24.

This one from the series is often jokingly nicknamed: Ted's Caravan!

Crossing the Barbican

It’s always a bit tricky getting down to work in the new year after all the Christmas malarkey; and this year was no different. In Italy, I did manage to finish two large drawings; so I wasn’t totally idle during the festivities.

Recent successes (shhh!)

We are now heading back to Dublin after a few lovely weeks in Italy. It was early October when we arrived in Radicondoli, and the weather (to our minds, at least) was beautiful. As usual, we’d some great times with our friends, picking olives (not as a fabulous harvest as last year), and a few trips to the sea.

Radicondoli's audible clock

When we come here for our annual stay, it is not long before I become aware of the constant sounds of the town and the surrounding countryside. Here I have no need for a watch, as various sounds mark the time of day. How different it is from where we live in Dublin.